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Generative artificial intelligence tools are rapidly shifting graphic design education away from technical software execution and toward conceptual direction and prompt engineering. How are your visual arts departments balancing the teaching of foundational manual skills with the necessity of preparing students for an AI-mediated creative industry? ... View more

The data supports what many in the field of second language education have long known: the way languages are traditionally taught in schools—the rigid, lockstep march through textbook grammar, memorizing lists of occupations, and aiming for the vague, distant horizon of fluency—is fundamentally broken for adult learners. ... View more

Traditional top-down grading criteria can sometimes stifle a student’s willingness to take radical creative risks. How do your studio courses utilize decentralized evaluation methods, such as iterative peer-critique circles or contract grading? How can we implement these community-driven assessment models in art and design programs while maintaining the objective, rigorous standards required for institutional accreditation? ... View more

An insightful anthropological essay reveals that physical independence for children has shrunk dramatically over the last half-century. Data from a 2025 Harris Poll indicates that 62% of children aged eight to 12 have never walked or biked somewhere without an adult, signaling a profound contraction of physical freedom. ... View more

Using game mechanics in higher education can increase engagement but may also diminish intrinsic motivation for learning.  At what point does gamified learning become a distraction from deep, critical inquiry in the classroom? Have you utilized gamification techniques within your own course design? Why or why not?  ... View more